Bob Wise
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| 33rd Governor of West Virginia | |
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In office January 15, 2001 – January 17, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Cecil H. Underwood |
| Succeeded by | Joe Manchin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Harley O. Staggers, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Shelley Moore Capito |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Mick Staton |
| Succeeded by | Nick Rahall |
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 17th district |
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In office December 1, 1980 – December 9, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | William T. Brotherton, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Tod J. Kaufman |
| Personal details | |
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Robert Ellsworth Wise, Jr. January 6, 1948 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Casber Wise |
| Residence | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Duke University (B.A.) Tulane University Law School (J.D.) |
Robert Ellsworth "Bob" Wise, Jr. (born January 6, 1948) is an American politician. A Democrat, Wise served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from January 2001 to January 2005. He also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2001. In 2005 Wise became the president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, a nonprofit organization that focuses on reforming the nation’s high schools. In 2015, North Carolina State University honored Wise with the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s Friday Medal which recognizes significant, distinguished and enduring contributions to education through advocating innovation, advancing education and imparting inspiration.
Robert “Bob” Ellsworth Wise Jr. was born on January 6, 1948. He was raised in the Kanawha Valley of Kanawha County, West Virginia with his two sisters and attended George Washington High School in nearby Charleston. His father worked in insurance, for McDonough Caperton Group, for thirty years. Wise ran track and field in high school – the half-mile and mile – and was elected vice president of the student body. Wise has won every election he's been in since then.
Wise enrolled at Duke University in 1966, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science four years later. After leaving Duke, Wise applied to law school, working as an aide in a California mental health facility until he was accepted at the University of Houston. Wise relocated to Texas for his studies, eventually transferring to the Tulane University School of Law. He waited tables in New Orleans, working nightshifts while he obtained his Juris Doctor.
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